Arsenal defender Kerrea Gilbert will be tried for being drunk and disorderly in January after an incident last month. The 21-year-old, who is spending a season-long loan spell at League One leaders Leicester City, was arrested on September 24 at Humberstone Gate. The full-back appeared before Leicester magistrates to confirm his name, age, address and entered a [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are battling Chelsea and Liverpool for French wonderkid Sofiane Feghouli, according to reports. The Daily Star Sunday claim Arsene Wenger is a big fan of the 18-year-old midfielder, who currently plays for French Ligue One outfit Grenoble Foot 38. The youngster has also attracted interest from other European giants including Barcelona, Milan and Valencia, while Phil [. Click to continue reading...

Former Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb insists it has come as no surprise to see Theo Walcott enjoy a mercurial rise through the Gunners ranks and into Fabio Capello's England side. Hleb, now at Barcelona after his £13million move over the summer, is aware that his departure has enabled Arsene Wenger to set the 19-year-old prodigy loose, [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure has rubbished claims that the team's defensive axis lacks the required height to keep out the giants of the Premier League. The Gunners have already conceded three goals from corners this season - against Hull, Fulham and Bolton – and the defensive pairing of Toure and skipper William Gallas have come under [. Click to continue reading...

Cesc Fabregas has put speculation linking him with a move back to Barcelona to bed by insisting that he is more than happy in North London. The Gunners midfielder was quoted as saying he would be tempted by a move to the Catalan giants if he endured a fourth consecutive trophyless season with Arsenal. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has declared himself fit to face Norway in Holland's World Cup qualifier on Wednesday after shaking off a hamstring injury. The Gunners forward missed his country's 2-0 win over Iceland at the weekend but insists he is now ready to play. "I'm available," he said. "Now I will wait and see whether [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are being linked with a move for Turkish striker Mevlut Erding. Internet sources suggest Arsene Wenger is considering an approach for the 21-year-old, who plays for French outfit Sochaux and could be available on a free transfer next summer as he is yet to sign a new deal with his club. Erding has played eight times [. Click to continue reading...

Uxbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov is ready to sell his shares in Arsenal, according to the News of the World. The 55-year-old - who has a 24.9 per cent stake in the north Londoners - was widely expected to launch a takeover bid for the north London club. But the Sunday newspaper claims that Usmanov has been advised [. Click to continue reading...

Former Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb is desperate for his old team-mate Cesc Fabregas to join him at Barcelona. The pair remain big friends off the pitch, although Hleb is eager to rekindle their relationship on the field and has begged the Spaniard to return to the Catalan club, where it all began for the 21-year-old. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal keeper Luaksz Fabianski insists he is happy to bide his time and wait for his chance to wrestle the number one jersey away from Manuel Almunia. The Czech stopper joined the Gunners in May 2007 and has so far had to be content with a place on the bench or the occasional run-out with the [...] Click to continue reading...

Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has heaped praise on his England team-mate Theo Walcott ahead of tomorrow's World Cup qualifier with Kazakhstan. The Arsenal youngster burst onto the international scene with a magnificent hat-trick in England's 4-1 demolition of Croatia last month, but while the performance stunned the watching football world, Rooney was not surprised. Click to continue reading...

Kazakhstan caretaker boss Bernd Storck insists Theo Walcott is on the same level as Lionel Messi. Storck was in the stands when the Arsenal winger tormented the Croatia defence on his way to a sublime hat-trick during England's 4-1 victory. And based on that evidence, the Kazakhstan coach believes Walcott has all the attributes to become a [. Click to continue reading...

William Gallas has emerged as Arsene Wenger's latest injury concern after the Arsenal skipper picked up a thigh injury and pulled out of France's squad to face Romania. Gallas, 31, is struggling with a small tear to his right thigh and was replaced by former Newcastle defender Jean-Alain Boumsong for Les Bleus. Click to continue reading...

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has poured scorn on Arsenal's young guns, insisting Arsene Wenger recruits more stars than he rears through the club's academy. The Black Cats manager, who guided his side to a valuable 1-1 draw against the Gunners last week, argued that Wenger does not deserve credit for the plethora of young talent that [. Click to continue reading...

Congolese forward Tresor Mputu still harbours dreams of securing a move to Arsenal despite completing a trial with the Emirates side over a year ago. Arsene Wenger ran the rule over the 22-year-old striker but chose not to pursue his interest in the player. But Mputu is determined to return to North London after what he [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are thought to be in the hunt to land St Etienne midfielder Loic Perrin, according to internet reports. Football site TribalFootball insist Arsene Wenger is a big fan of the 23-year-old, while the player is also understood to have caught the eye of Manchester City boss Mark Hughes and Tottenham's Juande Ramos. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal skipper William Gallas has responded angrily to revelations that he was nick-named the French Mr Bean by a former team-mate. PSG midfielder Jerome Rothen told how Gallas was useless at school and was caught for stealing £150 from another team-mate in his new book. Although the Gunners defender admits Rothen's accusations are true, the 31-year-old defender [. Click to continue reading...

Gunners skipper William Gallas will miss France's World Cup qualifying match with Romani this weekend with a thigh injury. The central defender was in line to start for Raymond Domenech's team but the 31-year-old has suffered a 'muscular injury to the right thigh', according to a statement on the national side's website. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal winger Theo Walcott should be left on the bench for England's match against Kazakhstan this weekend, according to former Tottenham wide man Chris Waddle. The ex-England winger has urged Fabio Capello to drop the Gunners' youngster in favour of the in-form Shaun Wright-Phillips, who has rediscovered his best form since returning to Manchester City from [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal full-back Armand Traore insists he will return to the Emirates a better player after excelling under the guidance of Harry Redknapp at Portsmouth. Traore is on a season-long loan deal at Fratton Park and has already established himself as an integral part of the team, drawing high praise from his surrogate manager for his role [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal forward Robin van Persie will miss Holland's World Cup qualifier against Iceland this weekend after suffering a hamstring injury. The 25-year-old will sit out the match in Rotterdam on Saturday but will be reassessed ahead of next week's trip to Norway. Van Persie has been in good form for the Gunners so far this season, netting [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal skipper William Gallas has conceded that he has not been firing on all cylinders so far this season. The France international has come under fire from several quarters over his slump in form, and the defender admitted that he may be suffering from fatigue. He told French sports paper L'Equipe: "I can say we have not [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal legend Ian Wright insists he does not want to see his former club's bitter rivals Spurs get relegated, but he has warned that drastic changes need to be made at White Hart Lane if that outcome is to be avoided. Wright, the Gunners' second highest goal-scorer behind Thierry Henry, has called on Tottenham chairman Daniel [. Click to continue reading...

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has told Arsenal target Wayne Hennessey that he should remain at Molineux for the foreseeable future. Gunners manager Arsene Wenger has been frequently linked with a move for the highly-rated keeper, although it is thought it would take a bid in the region of £10million to prise him out of the Midlands. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are thought to be interested in Rennes midfielder Stephane Mbia, although they will face stiff competition from the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City. The Blues are thought to have sent a scout to watch the 22-year-old in action against Lyon but French sources suggest it is the Gunners who showing the strongest interest. Click to continue reading...

Cesc Fabregas has warned Arsenal fans that he may be tempted to quit the Emirates this summer if the club fail to win any silverware for the fourth year running. The Spanish maestro is beginning to recapture his finest form, although his heights are not being matched by his team-mates, with the team surrendering their lead [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre enjoyed the 'perfect' debut with the Gunners in the reserve side's 3-2 win over Stoke City on Monday. The Frenchman, who joined from Manchester United in the summer, played his first 90 minutes for the club after recovering from an muscular strain, and he said his first match could not have gone [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are thought to be leading Spurs and Manchester City in the race to sign St Etienne midfielder Blaise Matuidi. French sources claim Arsene Wenger sent a scout to go and watch the 21-year-old in action for his club side against Monaco on Sunday. The Gunners' chief European scout Gilles Grimandi is thought to have brought the [. Click to continue reading...

Inter Milan are weighing up an approach for Arsenal's teen sensation Jack Wilshere, according to Italian reports. Corriere Dello Sport claim that the Italian giants are interested in enticing the 16-year-old to the San Siro as he has yet to sign his first professional contract. Wilshere burst onto the scene in Arsenal's pre-season campaign, impressing against the [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has insisted he will always put Arsenal ahead of his native Togo after revealing he does not feel valued by the national team. Adebayor has had a number of run-ins with the Sparrow Hawks management team, with rows over bonus payments and team selections in the past. After revealing he felt he was [. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger admitted his players were 'a little bit flat' during their draw with Sunderland at the weekend. The Gunners had to rely on a stoppage-time Cesc Fabregas header to earn a draw at the Stadium of Light, and Wenger conceded that his team struggled to find the same form which saw them dismantle Porto in [. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger called for video technology to be introduced into football after his side had a seemingly legitimate goal ruled out by a linesman in Saturday's draw with Sunderland. Arsenal's Theo Walcott carried the ball to the by-line before wrapping his foot around the ball and squaring for Robin van Persie to slam home in the [. Click to continue reading...

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has dismissed Arsenal's title credentials after his Black Cats side held Arsene Wenger's men to a draw at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. It took a stoppage-time Cesc Fabregas header to cancel out Grant Leadbitter's stunning late effort and Keane believes Wenger's team is not capable of living up to the [. Click to continue reading...

ZENIT St Petersburg forward Andrei Arshavin could be on his way to Arsenal after the Russian's agent confirmed that the club were in negotiations with one of England's 'Big Four' about a possible deal. Arsene Wenger was linked with a move for Euro 2008 star Arshavin over the summer but interest dwindled and the the [. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger has called for more concentration from his side after losing to Hull last Sunday in the Premier League, write Joe Johnson. The Gunners boss did however praise his squad for recovering so well in the Champions League on Tuesday. Wenger said: "I do not think looking at the league table the Hull result has too [. Click to continue reading...